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[-] farken@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

If you sign up for super subscription++ we promise not to drain your blood while you play our games.

[-] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 months ago

Please drink verification can.

[-] Yokozuna@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

When I did a lengthy focus group for VR about 8 years ago, one of the questions they asked was how I would react to seeing ads in game and they probably got the most heated and emotional response out of me than any other question they asked me.

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[-] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

And even more I see no reason to pay for their products. If they're going to be getting ad revenue then I'm sure as shit not giving you any more upfront. Bunch o' double-dipping twatmuffins

[-] frezik@midwest.social 7 points 5 months ago

"We'll be very thoughtful entering the potential earnings into the relevant Excel spreadsheets, and then go ahead with it".

[-] IvanOverdrive@lemm.ee 7 points 5 months ago

EA might just be responsible for an increase in literacy. Why play corpo trash when you can, I dunno, read books?

[-] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 7 points 5 months ago

thoughtful

Thinking about all the money that could be in his bank account.

[-] exanime@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Well in this case... I will continue to not buy anything EA produces

[-] Mossheart@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago

How thoughtful of you!

[-] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago

Since advertisers are already paying for EA games, we need not buy them.

Seriously though, only thing capitalism breeds is enshittification.

[-] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago

I'm surprised that the billboards and stuff in games are not ads already. So many racing a FPS games that have scenery of billboards and stuff, it's all prime real estate for ads.

[-] AGuyAcrossTheInternet@fedia.io 5 points 5 months ago

I mean, I do remember T-Mobile and BurgerKing "sponsorships" in older Need for Speed games.

[-] dovahking@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Yes! Keep killing your company faster. Can't wait to see you go bankrupt.

[-] phx@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The only way I could see this not being a complete shit-show is if they integrate them into the game in a way that makes sense, which has been done in places before. Banners along the roadside in a racing game (which exists in real life), a sci-fi hologram advertising "new-new-new coke, now with added element-320" as you walk by, etc

But since it's EA we're more likely to get an ad for hemmoroid cream during a loading screen, and the loading screen will be extended to ensure it plays the whole ad

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[-] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Fuck you EA.

[-] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

"we'll be mindful about placing ads in our games because we're getting absolutely no revenue from new games we produce...which means they'll be everywhere."

[-] reesericci@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago

EA Games do not count as AAA

[-] bbuez@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Imagine the absolutely massive grave they would have themselves if we were still in the golden age of console gaming, I hope not any more than now

[-] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

EA hasn't produced a game I care about in years.

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